The 25th Anniversary Quiksilver in Memory of Eddie Aikau, Fueled by Monster Energy Quiksilver.com/eddie Launches With Announcement Of Invitees And Alternates
Quiksilver.com/Eddie launches today with the announcement of the 28 coveted Invitees and 24 Alternates to this yearfs 25th Anniversary celebration of The Quiksilver In Memory of Eddie Aikau, fueled by Monster Energy. The ASP sanctioned event will be held on one day, between December 1, 2009 and February 28, 2010, when waves exceed the 20]foot minimum threshold and Invitees contend for the $98K prize purse. The traditional opening ceremony honoring this silver anniversary will be one to remember, taking place at 2pm, December 3rd, 2009, at Waimea Bay.
Quiksilver.com/Eddie launches today with the announcement of the 28 coveted Invitees and 24 Alternates to this yearfs 25th Anniversary celebration of The Quiksilver In Memory of Eddie Aikau, fueled by Monster Energy. The ASP sanctioned event will be held on one day, between December 1, 2009 and February 28, 2010, when waves exceed the 20-foot minimum threshold and Invitees contend for the $98K prize purse. The traditional opening ceremony honoring this silver anniversary will be one to remember, taking place at 2pm, December 3rd, 2009, at Waimea Bay.
INVITEES Andy Irons, Hawaii Brian Keaulana, Hawaii Brock Little, Hawaii Bruce Irons, Hawaii Carlos Burle, Brazil Clyde Aikau, Hawaii Darryl Virostko, California Greg Long, California Jamie OfBrien, Hawaii Jamie Sterling, Hawaii Kelly Slater, Florida Keone Downing, Hawaii Makuakai Rothman, Hawaii Mark Healey, Hawaii Michael Ho, Hawaii Noah Johnson, Hawaii Peter Mel, California Reef McIntosh, Hawaii Ross Clarke-Jones, Australia Rusty Keaulana, Hawaii Shane Dorian, Hawaii Sunny Garcia, Hawaii Titus Kinimaka, Hawaii Tom Carroll, Australia Grant gTwiggyh Baker, South Africa Ibon Amatriain, Euskadi Ramon Navarro, Chile Takayuki Wakita, Japan
ALTERNATES Kala Alexander, Hawaii (Aikau Family Pick) Pancho Sullivan, Hawaii Garrett McNamara, Hawaii Kohl Christensen, Hawaii Dave Wassel, Hawaii Keoni Watson, Hawaii Nathan Fletcher, Hawaii Ian Walsh, Hawaii Danny Fuller, Hawaii Kalani Chapman, Hawaii Taylor Knox, California Chava Greenlee, Hawaii Jamie Mitchell, Australia Myles Padaca, Hawaii Tony Moniz, Hawaii Darrick Doerner, Hawaii Ken eSkin Dogf Collins, California Ross Williams, Hawaii Derek Ho, Hawaii Paul Paterson, Australia Anthony Tashnick, California Koby Abberton, Australia Laurent Pujol, France Laurie Towner, Australia
HONORARY INVITEES Mark Foo, Hawaii Todd Chesser, Hawaii Tiger Espere, Hawaii Jay Moriarity, California Peter Davi, California Lester Falatea, Tahiti
Monster Energy will be presenting the Monster Drop Specialty Award for the surfer who makes the most critical drop and rides out of it during the event. The judges will determine the winner the day of the competition and will present the chosen surfer with a unique Monster Drop Specialty Award Trophy.
Held in honor of the legendary Hawaiian waterman, Eddie Aikau, The Quiksilver in Memory of Eddie Aikau gathers the most skillful and dynamic big-wave surfers from around the globe. It is the world's longest running and most prestigious big-wave invitational. The universal appeal and strength of "The Eddie" is a testament to the human spirit it honors and that we all seek to connect with: a life lived with passion, dedicated with meaning, and exited from heroically. Just 31 when he lost his life in an attempt to save others, Aikau has physically been gone now for as long as he was here. But far from being forgotten, his life story is now woven into the fabric of Hawaii.
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